Leigh Stephens - I Grow Higher

this is pretty mind-boggling because of when this is recorded.  this song is from 1969

just imagine guided by voices, sebadoh, really any indie rock band from 1980's - 1990's...  i guess this guy was a visionary.

Fleshpress - Omega Monolith

got 22 & 1/2 minutes to kill? why not listen to this song:

Christbait - Loose

 

 

Big Black - In My House

Mary Jane Girls cover from bonus 5" record originally included with the Pigpile video





the original:

DEEP PURPLE FAR OUT!!

you're probably wondering what my favorite Deep Purple songs are and if you could listen to them in chronological order.  i will answer you and yes you can!

predictably, my favorite period was during their "classic" second lineup featuring Ian Gillian and my favorite of their albums are Machine Head and Deep Purple In Rock.  and i've included all their most popular songs, so if you are already familiar with Deep Purple, you should skip this.  it is for beginners.  go listen to late-period deep cuts that i don't like, you snob.

ok, great

edit: except Smoke On The Water, that is NOT included.  because that song kind of blows.

Angel City - Can't Shake It

great song...  from my crummy vinyl rip

Deep Purple - Love Help Me

so great.

Valentimes

Julee Cruise - Rockin back inside my heart

Bill Paxton's Band

Songs Killdozer Covered

since the Songs Mudhoney Taught Us compilation went over so well, i thought i'd do the same treatment with another superb band: Madison, Wisconsin's own Killdozer.  well, i doubt if killdozer taught us any of these songs, but they certainly covered them all. 

killdozer, one of my very favorite bands, was infamous for their covers...  it's like sticking a song through a killdozer meat grinder and always coming out the other end with a perfect ground beef killdozer burger.

this is a pretty eclectic group of songs.  mostly classic rock songs, but also pop and country.  and almost all radio hits.  it wasn't a coincidence that they chose a lot of very famous popular songs to do, it perfectly reflects the humor and sensibility of the band.  also, i'd say their cover versions ranged from being as good as to far better than any of the originals. 

they did so many covers over their illustrious career that i split it up into two discs:

disc 1
disc 2

disc 1:

1. AC/DC - Let Me Put My Love Into You (4:15)
2. Elvis Presley - Burning Love (2:51)
3. Deep Purple - Hush (4:25)
4. Buffalo Springfield - Mr. Soul (Neil Young, 1967) (2:52)
5. The James Gang - Funk #49 (4:05)
6. Lee Hazlewood - Pour Man (3:32)
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through the Jungle (3:06)
8. Coven - One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) (3:09)
9. Procol Harum - Conquistador (2:38)
10. Black Sabbath - Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games with Me (with Horns & Flute Version) (3:47)
11. Bad Company - Good Lovin' Gone Bad (3:37)
12. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Cinnamon Girl (3:00)
13. Conway Twitty - You've Never Been This Far Before (3:01)
14. Neil Diamond - I Am ... I Said (3:34)
15. Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run (2:52)

 disc 2:

1. Hank Williams - I Saw The Light (2:44)
2. Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (7:07)
3. Jessi Colter - I'm Not Lisa (3:20)
4. Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra - Sand (3:45)
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (4:47)
6. Galt Mac Dermot - Aquarius (4:48)
7. Galt Mac Dermot - The Flesh Failures/Let The Sunshine In (6:04)
8. Janet Jackson - Nasty (4:03)
9. EMF - Unbelievable (3:29)
10. Don McLean - American Pie (8:32)

and yes, all of these songs were covered by ONE band.  no lesser band than the mighty Killdozer!

Sun Ra - You Thought You Could Build A World Without US?

oh, foolish humans, will you never learn?

Gene Anderson - The Devil Made Me Do It

Fecal Matter - Illiteracy Will Prevail

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_Matter_%28band%29

Fecal Matter was a short-lived band from Aberdeen, Washington, that formed in late 1985. It was the first band conceived by Kurt Cobain, who would become famous as the frontman of the seminal grunge band, Nirvana. Other significant members included Dale Crover and Buzz Osborne of the Melvins, a band that would also become highly influential. The band recorded only one demo tape, Illiteracy Will Prevail, which remains unreleased with the exception of the song "Spank Thru". A complete tape is available and surfacing on the internet.

here it is

Bun B - Pants On The Ground

fresh off the mixtape...  southern rap hero bun b has done his take on this american idol viral video thing and it is fantastic.



Bun B - Pants On The Ground (bonus track on No Mixtape)

Robyn Hitchcock - Gene Hackman

Songs Mudhoney Taught Us

i don't care what any critic says - Mudhoney was a great band and had excellent, excellent taste in music.  a lot of the songs they covered could serve as a Best Of 80's Punk Rock list.  the rest are seemingly very specific choices that all seem to make perfect sense as influences.  two of the songs (The Rose and Baby Help Me Forget) were done in previous Mark Arm bands.

so here i've compiled the original versions of most of the songs Mudhoney covered in their long, distinguished career.

Songs Mudhoney Taught Us

1. Adolescents - Who Is Who
2. Angry Samoans - You Stupid Asshole
3. Black Flag - Fix Me
4. Blue Cheer - Magnolia Caboose Babyfinger
5. Thee Mighty Caesars - She's Just 15
6. Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
7. Roxy Music - Editions of You
8. Motörhead - Over The Top
9. Spacemen 3 - Revolution
10. Martin Rev - Baby O Baby
11. Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown
12. Sonic Youth - Hallowe'en
13. Mr. Epp and the Calculations - The Rose
14. Fang - The Money Will Roll Right In
15. Void - Dehumanized
16. The Crucifucks - You Give Me The Creeps
17. The Damned - Stab Your Back
18. The Dicks - Dicks Hate The Police
19. Green River - Baby Help Me Forget 

 
bonus video: original version of "The Rose" by Bette Midler

Captain America / Eugenius

Eugenius (also known as Captain America) was an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland that existed from 1990-1995, centred around former Vaselines singer/guitarist Eugene Kelly and featuring members of BMX Bandits and Teenage Fanclub.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenius_%28band%29

fantastic early-90's rock just the way you like it.

Eugenius - Oomalama + Captain America - Flame On EP


Flame On

The Rentals - Excellent Stocking Stuffer (bootleg)

i recently recovered this bootleg, which is pretty hard to find online.  about five years ago, matt sharp put it up for download.  i listened to it a lot more than their first LP.  some of the alternate or demo versions are better than the studio versions.

if you are a fan of the rentals, weezer (back when they were good) or moog-rock/power pop in general, this is an essential listen.

informations:

Excellent Stocking Stuffer

1. So Soon -- recorded live in Amsterdam. The last show on the Blur tour, the last concert with Cherielynn Westrich.
2. Mrs. Young -- Recorded originally as a b-side for a possible 7" single with Weezer. Matt wrote most of the song and collaborated with Rivers Matt: lead vox and bass / Rivers Cuomo: most instrumentation including harmonica, guitars and drums. Recorded on Cuomo's tascam 8 track cassette machine. (All about Mrs. Young in the Tour Diary)
3. Waiting -- Live Denver radio show "The Lounge"
Matt Sharp: vox / Rod: Nylon / Jim: moog source / Cherie and Maya: female harmonies / Mike: Drums
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That's Incredible! sessions.
Before the violins, before the moogs, Tom Grimley named the original group "That's Incredible!". Here are ten [in progress] recordings of what was to become their debut album. Recorded by Tom Grimley in April 1994 in Poop Alley.
Matt Sharp: vocals, lead guitar and bass / Rachel Haden: female vocals / Rod Cervera: rythm guitar / Pat Wilson: drums
4. Say Goodbye Forever [Brian Bell: main melody guitar]
5. Stupid Girl
6. Waiting
7. I Don't Want This, Babe
8. Crumblin'
9. Friends Of P.
10. Mrs. Young
11. California
12. These Days
13. The Love I'm Searching For
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14. Silent Night -- Original unedited versioin. Poor quality cassette recording.
Rod Cervera: voice over / Jim Richards: moog, korg and arp synthesizers / Matt Sharp: Drums
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Frisbee Days [home recordings] 1993
Before The Rentals, before That's Incredible! came the Frisbee Days 4 track home recordings in 1993. These were the original demos for the That's Incredible! album. Here are three songs that never made it all the way to Poop Alley.
15. She Looks At Me -- [written by Rachel Haden and That Dog]
16. The T.V. Is On
17. Frisbee Days
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18. Please Let That Be You -- More from the The Lounge on Denver radio.
19. The Love I'm Searching For -- acoustic version live on Boston radio station WBCN.
20. Friends of P. -- acoustic version live on Washington D.C. radio WHFS
21. Friends Of P. -- Live from Amsterdam, Last Show
22. Radio Promo

for a preview, here is my favorite track...  an early demo (featuring rivers cuomo) of Please Let That Be You, here titled, Mrs Young.

The Rentals - Mrs. Young


download the whole thing

He's A Whore

so the story goes...


Cheap Trick - He's A Whore

Big Black - He's A Whore

"Get ready for the new generation of music"

the hottest new avant-MIDI-karaoke-outsider-tronica netlabel going is here:

http://annelaplantine.free.fr/musiques1.htm

now featuring many recordings by the notorious Thomascow.  for a preview, listen to the "jingle of the label":